Wonking Week: World Cup in the Classroom

In this week's podcast, we look at the World Cup through the prism of spectator health, domestic violence, stadium safety, and how an international astronomy conference in South Africa offers another avenue to economic advancement for the developing world.

In this week's podcast Tom Jacobs discusses how music creates a cooperative spirit and Emily Badger explains how the concerns over employment lead many to reject greater environmental or safety regulation that likely would benefit them.

In this week's podcast, Emily Badger reviews the rationale behind asking U.S. troops about their opinions on gays serving openly, and fellow Jessica Hilo examines promising advances in research on aging.